Survivor Week 1

The first two weeks of survivor clearly demonstrated how important the process of group development was. The first two proponents of group development were front and center. The forming stage and the primary tension stage are what led to the first two contestants getting voted off of the show. The first contestant Nadiya was voted out because of primary tension.  The other tribe members were uneasy with her because of her previous actions on a different show. The other members did not trust her and you can see that there was not much disclosure with her. There was a lot of short, small talk when she was around. The group as a whole were all being very polite to each other but Nadiya could never advance past the primary tension stage with the group.

The second tribe member that was voted out was Val.  Val ran into a problem because she did not get time to form bonds with the rest of the tribe during the forming stage of group development. Val missed the vital first few days of tribe bonding. Her lacking prescience early on led to the rest of the tribe bonding without her and that left Val as the odd person out. The rest of the tribe was well into the group development process while Val was still attemtpting to get past stage one. Val was eventually excluded from the group because of her lack of time with the group.

The big thing that does not help with any of the members performing to their best within the group is that everyone has their own hidden agendas. Each tribe member is doing what is the most beneficial for themselves over the group at one point or another. When tough choices need to be made in the group, each member seems like they only think about what is best for themselves. The scene where the older gentleman was trying to make fire was a good example. He repeatedly said that he was glad he got the fire started because it might prove his worth to the group and keep him from being voted out. His intention on the surface seemed to be to help the group, but privately he was just doing what would serve himself best.